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CCTV cameras in China. DILG Secretary Eduardo Ao (insert) Photo: Flickr, Hiddenninjaskills, Philstar r is he just mouthing the talking points fed to him by Malacaang (or Beijing). The beleaguered Philippine Secretary of the Interior, Eduardo Ao recently said that the ...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] The Balangiga bells are back on Philippine soil. Taken by members of the U.S. 11th Infantry Regiment in reprisal for the surprise attack on their comrades in the 9th infantry Regiment, the bells had been ...

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush. Photo: Eric Gay/AP/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK e remember former U.S. President George H.W. Bush who passed away on November 30 at the age of 94. A recent Houston Chronicle editorial notes that Bush’s vision, which he “was ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Malacaang file photo uring Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the Philippines, total of 29 agreements signed between Xi and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Everything from “trade and investment, banking and ...

Mount Samat National Shrine, Bataan, Philippines In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day as well as Veterans Day, we are publishing a revision of an editorial we wrote in 2012 titled: Remembering the Sacrifices of Our Forefathers During ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco eptember is the month New York commuters dread. Their already packed city becomes even more densely packed with visitors from across the globe. Stretched limousines trailed by black SUVs appear all over Manhattan. ...

Cleaning the outside of a window 4 stories up. Photo: Facebook/Time News International/Asia Times or decades the Philippine economy has been kept afloat by millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sending money back home. According to philstar.com in an article ...

Smog-filled metropolis—a daily occurrence. Photo: Manila Bulletin ccording to the website of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), an agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), lung cancer is “the top cause of cancer-related deaths ...

Graphic of American and Chinese flags superimposed. Photo: www.nationofchange.org iven the United States’ diminished influence in world affairs and China’s growing power, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, was it wise for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte choose China over the U.S. ...